Definition of "nonidentity" [nonidentity]

• Difference, distinction; failure to be identical. (noun)
• An operator which modifies its operand, and which therefore is not the identity. (noun)

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• "Ernest LePore and Barry Loewer (1989) have even called the nonidentity of mental content with any physical properties “practically received wisdom” among philosophers of mind."
• "In this anthology, virtually none of the articles explicitly labels the nonidentity problem as esoteric, far-fetched, or generally outlandish."
• "A contractualist approach to the nonidentity problem will focus on the legitimate expectations future persons have in respect of the agents whose acts cause them both to exist and suffer."